Psychiatric nurses burnt out and have low morale, report finds

PSYCHIATRIC nurses are burnt out, suffering from low morale and need more training to keep up with changes in the system, a study has found.

The issue of burn-out among nurses has to be addressed specifically through better education and in-service training, according to the study by staff in the Midlands Health Board.

Morale has also been affected by criticism at national level of the manner in which the service operates, in the Inspector for Mental Hospital’s report.